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Lunar Gateway Module Reaches Final Assembly Phase for Artemis Missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 NASA's Gateway program is advancing steadily as preparations continue for deep space exploration alongside commercial and international collaborators. The HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) primary structure recently arrived at Northrop Grumman's facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it is set to undergo final outfitting and rigorous verification testing. Designed to support Artemis astronauts, HALO will offer vital living quarters, research facilities, and workspace. The module will feature cr ... read more |
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NASA tests hybrid rocket motor to improve safe lunar landingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 NASA's Artemis program will rely on human landing systems developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin to ferry astronauts between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface, paving the way for future crewed mission ... more 
China shares moon rocks with U.S.and 5 other nationsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2025 China is allowing six nations, including the United States, to examine moon rocks on loan from the 2020 Chinese Chang'e-5 lunar mission. ... more 
China deploys three-satellite system in Earth-Moon retrograde orbitSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 China has successfully established the first three-satellite constellation operating in the distant retrograde orbit (DRO) of the Earth-Moon system, a major achievement in the nation's ongoing expan ... more 
Innovative methods refine search for lunar iceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2025 Scientists continue to push the boundaries of lunar exploration with new strategies to identify and map ice deposits on the Moon. Ice could play a vital role in supporting future human activity on t ... more |
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Chinese study reveals lower water content in lunar farside mantleSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Chinese researchers analyzing rock samples from the Chang'e-6 lunar mission have determined that the Moon's farside mantle holds significantly less water than the nearside. The study, led by Prof. H ... more 
Differences in lunar space weathering revealed by farside samplesSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 This study, led by Dr. XIAN Haiyang and Dr. ZHU Jianxi from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, presents groundbreaking findings from the Chang'e-6 lunar m ... more 
Redwire and ispace-US forge partnership to pursue lunar mission contractsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a prominent developer of space infrastructure, has entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding with ispace technologies-U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.), an America ... more 
True Anomaly expands Jackal spacecraft operations to GEO and lunar spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 True Anomaly Inc., a leader in developing advanced defense-focused space technologies, has unveiled plans to extend the operational envelope of its Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV) to geosync ... more
Sidus Space expands $120M lunar satellite deal with LonestarLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2025 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has finalized an expanded preliminary agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings, extending a collaborative initiative now valued at around $120 million. This enhanced partners ... more |
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Lunar soundwave tech offers new hope for extracting Moon ice
London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 The UK Space Agency has announced the winner of its Aqualunar Challenge, a Pounds 150,000 award recognizing pioneering technology to purify water extracted from frozen lunar soil. Gloucestershire-based Naicker Scientific claimed the top prize with its SonoChem System, an innovative device that uses high-frequency sound waves to clean water derived from lunar ice. The prize, part of a larger Pounds 1.2 million initiative supported by the UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund and organize ... read more 
GITAI to Design Robotic Arm for JAXA Crewed Lunar RoverLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 GITAI, a robotics firm with headquarters in the United States, has announced that its Japanese division, GITAI Japan Inc., has secured a contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) t ... more |
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Space Applications drives lunar mobility forward with new rover initiativesParis, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Space Applications Services is accelerating its efforts in lunar exploration with two major rover initiatives: the commercially targeted LUVMI-M and the European Space Agency (ESA)-backed LPSR logis ... more 
NASA proves dust shield works in lunar environmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 NASA has successfully tested its Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) on the Moon, confirming its ability to repel abrasive lunar regolith during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which conclude ... more 
JAXA adopts Spirent lunar navigation simulation to advance Moon missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leader in test and assurance solutions for emerging network technologies, has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to deliver an advan ... more 
Firefly taps Honeybee Robotics to deliver rover for 2028 Moon dome missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Firefly Aerospace has selected Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, to supply a lunar rover for its upcoming 2028 mission to the Gruithuisen Domes, located on the Moon's near side. The mi ... more 
South Pole Aitken Basin impact dated to early Moon history by Chang'e 6 samplesSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Scientists have precisely determined the age of the Moon's largest and most ancient impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, using rock samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission. ... more |
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